Marco’s Kitchen Update:
The past few months has been a whirlwind to say the least. We were ready to open when Covid-19 was declared a pandemic and businesses were forced to close. Even businesses that were well known and established were and are in danger of closing. At Marco’s Kitchen, we weren’t open for business before Covid-19 was declared a pandemic so we weren’t eligible for any state or federal government help. We were on our own…I had to take the future of my business and family into my own hands to survive this crisis.
I was forced to think very quickly and began offering family dinners at a great value in order to help families that were out of work and unable to see a clear path. Our meals became very popular very quickly…we will continue to offer curbside dinners until things return to normal.
The first week of April, we also began to offer low cost produce bags to the community for a number of different reasons. The idea came from my elderly neighbors that were frightened to go to the grocery store to purchase food. We started bringing fresh fruit and vegetables to our neighbors to keep them happy and healthy.
Marco’s Kitchen produce bags were created with the following in mind:
It helped our long-time family owned produce company get through a very hard time of not being able to sell any produce.
It helped the farmers sell the produce that they work so hard to cultivate and grow.
It helped the La Grange community during a very tough time. Some of our produce bag buyers let us know that coming to our curb was the highlight of their week. Just as we did, some of our guests were purchasing bags for their elderly neighbors.
Our produce bags helped people at home to create new recipes, cook and talk about it online. We have a lot of pictures of the great creations that were made from our bags.
Our produce bags helped us keep on our opening staff at Marco’s Table.
The produce bags were not designed for Marco’s Kitchen to make a big profit, it was designed to help others in their time of need. At the price of $10 per bag, we covered our costs.
Sadly, our last produce day was on June 25th, 2020. We’ve been receiving unfavorable comments from individuals that have come to the conclusion that we are impeding on other local businesses and their sales. We in no way want to interfere with any other businesses in the local area. We truly believe that healthy competition is very important in the business community as it drives everyone to be the best at what they do.
Of course, this is not to say we won’t ever offer pop-up curbside pickup packages. We’ve been able to master our perfectly calibrated 92-year old oven and we’ll be baking different styles of fresh and warm bread for pick up very soon. We’ll also be baking all of the sweet treats that we’ve offered in our curbside dinner packages for purchase. We’ll definitely keep you posted on our special offerings through email, Facebook and Instagram.
Now for the news we’ve all been waiting for…our dining room will be opening at a very limited capacity on Wednesday July 1st, 2020. We will be practicing new safety guidelines in the kitchen and dining room along with social distancing. We are looking forward to creating new and exciting dishes and cocktails, but we are also dedicated to keeping our patrons and staff very safe.
We will begin taking reservations on June 28th, 2020 at 10am. In order to maximize our dining room, we’ll be offering three dinner seating times from Tuesday through Saturday. The three seating times are 4:30pm, 6:30pm and 8:30pm. For the time being, we will be able to offer five tables in our dining room.
New Guidelines and Practices:
Face covering must be worn in the restaurant until you are seated at your table.
Hands must be sanitized at the door upon entering.
If you feel the need to cough or sneeze, please use your dinner napkin and request a new one.
Please do not arrive early for your dinner reservation as waiting space is limited.
When departing Marco’s Kitchen please wear your face mask.
Hand sanitizer is available at any time during your dinner.
We will have one person specifically designated for table sanitizing after each group of guests depart our dining room.
Private Events:
If you are planning a private event, we will be offering our dining room privately for up to thirty guests. Our availability for private parties would be Saturday for lunch or Sunday for lunch or dinner. Call or email us for our luncheon, dinner or cocktail party menus.
Our Bar:
For the time being, we will have six seats at our bar with social distancing. Full dinner service is available at the bar. Our bar hours will be from 4:30pm until 11pm.
We thank everyone for their support and are looking forward to bringing the incredible flavors of the world to our dining room!
Always the best!
❤️ Chef Marco